Summer Institute 2014
Center for Collaborative Education (CCE), a nonprofit providing school and district design and development services and a pioneer in performance assessment, supports the creation of equitable, collaborative and democratic learning environments that emphasize deep understanding of content and effective demonstration of complex, 21st century skills as required by the Common Core State Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards and other important standards.
Quality Performance Assessment (QPA), a program of CCE, offers state departments of education and district and school based educators specific actions and strategies for designing and implementing curriculum-embedded performance assessments system-wide to support the goal of college and career ready preparation.
CCE's experienced QPA team empowers educators to rethink the intersections of teaching, learning, and assessment through meaningful and transferable student learning.
Summer Institute 2014
School teachers, administrators and district professionals will work together as a team to learn the QPA framework, design common practices customized to their context, and establish shared accountability for results.
Participants will:
- Be guided in the principles of performance assessment using student and practitioner work.
- Learn how to collaboratively design high-quality assessments and create performance task models that focus on learning aligned to Common Core State Standards. Teachers will leave the Institute with performance tasks that can be implemented in their classrooms.
- Experience the power of linking assessment, curriculum and instruction to deepen student learning to best prepare them for college, career and civic life.
Additional strands that may be offered include:
- Performance Assessment for ELLs
- Performance Assessment in Educator Evaluation systems
- Facilitation skills for PLC leadership
Registration Fees:
$799 per person
Teams of 5 from any school or district pay the price of 4
Tuition includes breakfast, lunch, all materials including a flash drive with tools and a copy of CCE’s Quality Performance Assessment: A Guide for Schools and Districts with Foreword by Jay McTighe. Registration is not complete until full payment is received.
Special Offer:
Teams of 4 or more from one school or district are eligible for up to 2 hours of complimentary expert feedback on performance assessment tasks or rubrics
Accomodations:
Lodging is available at Simmons College from $70-$200 per night for school/district teams. All rooms are air conditioned. To reserve rooms at Simmons College, please proceed to the registration page and select the type of room(s) and number of nights you wish to stay. CCE will not manage room assignments or pair individuals within rooms or suites. Therefore, please select as small or large an accomodation as only you and your team wish to occupy.
In addition, the Inn at Longwood is offering a discount to Summer Institute attendees of $169 per night plus applicable taxes/charges. Please make arrangements directly through the Inn at Longwood. Call 617-731-4700 or 800-468-2378. Group code - QPAI0713
Professional Development Credits:
Professional Development Points (PDPs) will be offered at no additional charge to all conference attendees.
Participants also have the opportunity to earn 3 graduate level credits through Endicott College. Participants taking the QPA Summer Institute for college credit will be required to pay an additional fee to Endicott College of $75 per credit. Registration and payment for the credit option will take place on the first day of the Institute. Additional follow-up assignments will be required.